The bar chart below shows current health expenditure totals as percentages of GDP* for various European countries for the years 2002, 2007 and 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should * GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is the total value of goods that are made and services that are provided in a country.

The bar chart compares the health

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as a percentage of GDP for several European countries in 2002, 2007, and 2012.

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, Switzerland consistently had the highest health

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across the three years, exceeding 10% of GDP,

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Estonia had the lowest at around 3% throughout. Notably, France

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reached 10% in 2007, similar to Switzerland. Belgium maintained a high

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to 10% across all years.

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, Spain’s

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remained steady at approximately 8%,

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Lithuania increased its spending from just over 4% in 2002 and 2007 to 6% by 2012.

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pattern demonstrates varied prioritization of healthcare among European nations, with Switzerland and France leading,

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Estonia consistently allocated the least.